Section R4-19-210. Renewal of Approval of Nursing Programs Not Accredited by a National Nursing Accrediting Agency

A.      An approved nursing program that is not accredited by an approved national nursing accrediting agency shall submit an application packet to the Board at least four months before the expiration of the current approval that includes the following:

1.        Name and address of the parent institution,

2.        Evidence of current institutional accreditation status under R4-19-201,

3.        Copy or on-line access to:

a.         A current catalog of the parent institution,

b.        Current nursing program and institutional student and academic policies, and

c.         Institutional and nursing program faculty policies and job descriptions for nursing program faculty, and

4.        One electronic copy and one paper copy of a self-study report that contains evidence of compliance with R4-19- 201 through R4-19-206.

B.       Following an onsite evaluation conducted according to A.R.S.

§ 41-1009, the Board shall renew program approval for a max- imum of five years if the nursing program meets the criteria in R4-19-201 through R4-19-206 and if renewal is in the best

interest of the public. The Board shall determine the term of approval that is in the best interest of the public.

C.      If the Board denies renewal of approval, the nursing program may request a hearing by filing a written request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board's order denying the application for renewal of approval. Hearings shall be con- ducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6.

Historical Note

Adopted effective July 19, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5349, effective Novem- ber 8, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking

at 11 A.A.R. 451, effective March 7, 2005 (05-1).

Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1419, effec- tive July 6, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).